#8A4E98#8A4E98

#8A4E98 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.130 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E98
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 152)
HSL	hsl(289, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 48.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 37.63, -30.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 48.30, 321.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.0991 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.13 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8724, 13.1198, 31.2379)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E98 #5C984E

analogous

#654E98 #8A4E98 #984E81

triadic

#8A4E98 #988A4E #4E988A

tetradic

#8A4E98 #98654E #5C984E #4E8198

square

#8A4E98 #98654E #5C984E #4E8198

split-complementary

#8A4E98 #81984E #4E9865

monochromatic

#412447 #653970 #8A4E98 #A76EB5 #C097CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8A4E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A4E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E98

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E98	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B586C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.130 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82b6',
    500: '#8a4e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e98;
$custom-light: #ae82b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.649,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52367,
    "c": 0.12975,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E98

secondary

#94B68C

accent

#C85F73

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E98

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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